The Power of One

And, uh, have you heard of Bryce?

The Power of One?

Yep.

So that book affected me immensely when I first read it, and I, I just, for some reason, you know, it's not like you pick up The Power of One thinking you're gonna read a motivational book, because...

But it is.

And he wrote a backup to that called Tandia.

He's a really good friend." I go, "Oh, that's, that's cool." The next year at Ironman Australia, who comes to the race with him, but the one and only Bryce Courtenay to come see the Ironman, and I broke bread with him and drank with him four nights in a row.

And, you know, he's written ton of books, and I, I just couldn't believe I was sitting with this guy, and he goes, "You know, Mike, you, you don't realize you're a champion." I go, "What are you talking about?" He goes, "You're a champion 'cause you champion other people's lives." And he actually wrote that when he sent me his, his, uh, one of his original copies.

A book everyone should read besides yours?

I really like The Power of One by Bruce Courtney.

It's about a kid who grew up in the 30s in South Africa as apartheid was becoming a thing.

That's a book that I read when I was in high school.